The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-03

J. W. WhIGHT contributes an arti-
Gle 10 the Ma ca Bivouac on the Trial
OF VallaudignAm." Judge Hines
uapel ON the Operations oil the Oon-
irderk ea on the Lakes" including the
story, Bealps ,pture and execution,
was NE finished in time for this Issue,
bat wIh'sppear in April.
Mas SUSAN b. Dixon discusses
O'Hara's poem, the "Bivouac of tho
Dead" presenting version widely
diff5,ent from tina. adopted by Mr.,
Ranok, aud giving good reasons for
herpra'ersrcs. Altogether the Marcl
number Of the Southern BirOudo is fully
up 10 it's high standard, aud contains
much Of Interest 10 the general reader
rHR second paper on C,pt. John
CleyeB SyInmes, ia the March BiVoudo,
is accompanied by three char 2, two
nf whsh are fGcs m 10 drawings made
by the theorist. The story of his lee
tnrs tour is tod very pleasantly In
this paper, and the reader begins to
Gee that the writer Ia drawing very
vivid portrait OF most unusual char.
aoteI The concluding article on Capt.
Symmes viii appear In April Another
instAlment OF Jtiierson's unpublished
!etlera TO William Short In given in the
March number OF the Southern Biteudc,
and there are lines aud passages that
let 10 the light on the personal life of
Mr.. Jefferson and the condition OF the
people a. that time,
THp BIvoUAo for March opens with
Al ..a.a1a NhA NtlN1naa
and Vines OF Virginia" touching on
40 industry not very we'll known. Mr..
Henry W. Austin concludes his sug
pestive and original paners on my
Pilgrim Fathers" DR.. Din Niddie b
Phi lips tells the ttlry OF the "Merri-
mae ia trumphs and its destruction,
The narrative is clear and enteltAin-
ing. D.. Phillips was surgeon of the
vessel. b. W. Duke writes OF the very
prevalent supentitious belief In the
power OF legislation to cure all the ills
society is heir 10. Falcon tells Of
esquire Johnson's Court" which il
~ ful Of humor ss anything In "Geor.
gla Scenes" 1t 10 capital short story.
AMONG the features which contrib
u'e to tue individuality OF the March
CenhuV are, frat OF all, q completes
short story by Mr.. Gable, entitled
"Graude Poin.e," being the second Of
his stories OF the Aoidian country Of
Louisiana The illustrations of this
H'ory, by Mr.. Kemble, are from studies
nom lilo in that region, whittier he
was commissioned to go by The Cen
i7trv iny this purpose. Mr.. Stockton's
"Huudredth Man" reaches its flttieth
part. A second feature Of a popular
cha act r 10 an artistic on "Compodte
Photography" by Prof. John T. Stod
dad, of smith College, accompanied
ny eight examples OF this weirdly
fascinating art; an article which II
likely TO duect in this channel some
OF the talent which Is now occupied
with amateur photography, Mr., Stod
dsrd has carried out Prof, Ffanoi
Cations idea 10 y useful extent, ant
makes clear to the reader the method
By which his results are accomplished
Other articles Of piquant interest II
the field Of photography are in prep
aration iCr the magazine. Anothe
feature OF the SOFT which gives ind
viduality to The Ceptliry lie The Coin
pge OF the q eeks," by Mr.. w. J
Slillman, the art critic end connnk
seur in Gins. Mr. Stillman's point Z
view IA artistic rather than trchAi,
and the illustrations are reproduction
NJ the most he utliul coins IN tn
b itsh MuNum and other noted 90
leCions.
In The Cen ury for March the Lii
coin history enters upon a new stag
of the life VI its subject, the a.
period of his Intellectual develUl
mept. inc udiDg the first forty year,
nis lie end ending with his Term
Congress, row having been considered
he second period oil about ten year
concluding with his SOS ecn making
Nav Ylik aud New ENGLAND, ia no
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